The Special One: 20% Of 1,000 Kids Surveyed Believe Jesus Christ Is A Chelsea Footballer

Nativity scenes are waiting for December 25th to roll around before they can place the baby Jesus firmly in his manger, however according to children in London Jesus Christ is busy planning football for Chelsea. A survey carried out on children between the ages of five and 12 to discover just how much information that knew about the festive season had some very interesting results. One quarter of kids claim Jesus was discovered by shepherds thanks to the help of Google maps and 35 per cent think Jesus' birth place was the South Pole. 15 per cent of children believe the Three Wise Men brought gifts in the form of a wand, wings and tiara. The multiple-choice questions also asked ‘Who is Jesus Christ?’, possible answers included a Chelsea footballer, Son of God, TV presenter, X Factor contestant and an astronaut. 20 per cent opted for Jesus being a football sensation with Chelsea. We can't help but wonder what the 'Special One' would have to say about that... Brent Cross Marketing Manager, Katie Tucker said: "With children looking forward to the festive season the whole year round, we wanted to ensure the true meaning of celebration was understood. "Hopefully, by proving to the kids at Brent Cross that Jesus Christ isn't a footballer they will fully appreciate the season of celebration and enjoy it even more." We tip our Santa hats to the folk over at Sports JOE for this one.